17 Amendments of Fabio Massimo CASTALDO related to 2020/2080(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the interest of Member States in permanent structured cooperation (PESCO) following its establishment by Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/2315 of 11 December 2017, as shown by the significant number of projects established so far by the Council under PESCO; encourages participating Member States to advance this work and focus on the swift and effective implementation of these projects; reminds nevertheless that PESCO also entails 20 binding commitments that have received far less attention;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Council and the Member States to continue reinforcing coherence between all instruments and initiatives within the framework of common security and defence policy (CSDP) in order to achieve the required level of effectiveness in ensuring strategic autonomy, and of ambition in the progressive framing of a common Union defence policy in line with the Treaty on European Union; underlines in this regard the importance of maintaining an adequate level of financing of EDF and Military Mobility;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers it necessary to step up the actual contribution of PESCO projects to the achievement of the EU’s ambitions in the area of security and defence, by effectively ensuring that the participating Member States strengthen their collaboration in significant and ambitious capability development, and that there is coherence between the EU and NATO in terms of priorities as well as enhanced interoperability;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Welcomes the interaction among different EU defence tools and underlines the need to ensure coherence; stresses the positive effect of EDF foreseeing a special bonus for PESCO projects, thus incentivising cooperation in capabilities development;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the participating Member States to continue making resources available for PESCO projects, while ensuring real ownership of and commitment to PESCO coordinating and pooling processes; underlines that PESCO should provide a framework to go beyond bilateral cooperation and foster a truly European effort through the meaningful participation of multiple Member States to common projects;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas PESCO’s long-term vision is to achieve a coherent full-spectrum force package available to the Member States; whereas PESCO should enhance the EU’s capacity to act as an international security provider in order to protect EU citizens and, maximise the effectiveness of defence spending, reduce duplications, and get better value for taxpayer’s money; whereas the cost of non-Europe in security and defence is estimated to be more than EUR 100 billion per year;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Underlines the importance of a small number of strategic projects, in particular strategic enablers (command and control, transport, intelligence); calls on the Council and the PESCO secretariat to consider a cluster structure for PESCO projects in order to guarantee the maximum level of synergies among different projects;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Council to define strictas soon as possible the conditions for the participation of third states in PESCO projects, in accordance with Article 9 of Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/2315 and to involve the Parliament in the discussion; considers that any such participation should not deviate PESCO from its fundamental objectives as an instrument of the EU CSDP, while respecting the obligations under the North Atlantic Treaty;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic has shown the consequences of the EU not having enough competence when it comes to health care; whereas, by the same analogy, it would make sense to establish an EU common defence strategy in order to be able to respond to an attack on the EU’s borders and territories; whereas PESCO constitutes an important step towards achieving the objective of a common defence;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas major European defence projects such as the Future Air Combat System (FCAS) and the Main Ground Combat System (MGCS) currently remain outside the scope of PESCO; whereas their integration within the remit of PESCO would provide for sufficient strategic focus and are mainly based on a bilateral cooperation between Germany and France; whereas their integration within the remit of PESCO and the meaningful participation of more Members States would provide for sufficient strategic focus and a truly European effort in fostering future cooperation and integration in defence;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Y
Recital Y
Y. whereas the governance of PESCO is led by pMS, and therefore eventual possibly leadsing to the insufficient coordination and overall consistency of the projects; whereas this should constitute grounds for thean extension of the mandate of the PESCO secretariat could improve coordination;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Z
Recital Z
Z. whereas deepening defence cooperation among Member States at EU level should go hand in hand with the strengthening of Member States Parliaments and European Parliament’s power of scrutiny;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d
Paragraph 1 – point d
(d) encourage the pMS to switch from a strictly national focus on defence to a European one and to undertake structured efforts to increase the use of European collaborative approach as a priority, as no individual pMS alone has the potential to address identified capacity shortfalls and, on the contrary, insisting on bilateral initiatives that exclude EU Member States willing to contribute has the potential to create tensions among Member States thus jeopardizing future defence integration;
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e
Paragraph 1 – point e
(e) maintain the EU’s budgetary ambition for the strengthening of defence and strategic capabilities, notably thought the sufficient financing of EDF and military mobility in the upcoming MFF;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f
Paragraph 1 – point f
(f) ensure that PESCO is effectively used as an instrument to reach EU defence integration and overcome shortfalls as a common goal, in line with the ambition for greater EU Strategic Autonomy, and not only to further national objectives;
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point j a (new)
(ja) underline the importance of a small number of strategic projects, in particular strategic enablers (command&control, transport, intelligence), which should be prioritised as they lay down the foundation of a more integrated defence;
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k
Paragraph 1 – point k
(k) ensure that future key land, sea, air and other platforms for the armed forces of the Member States are brought under PESCO or are at least closely connected to it, with the participation to such strategic projects open to all Members states willing to cooperate;